Emma Stern's Eulogy for The Male Gaze
In and Against the Personal Essay
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When people think of pop art, names like Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and Claes Oldenberg come to mind. Yet Nicola, who is now 80 years old, offers a female perspective on the relationship between beauty, art, commodities and value. As curator Flavia Frigeri put it: “It’s really important to tell that story, particularly as so much pop art is... See more
Before Boobs Were A Design Trend, Nicola L. Made Quite The Feminist Body Of Art
„The muse has been historically defined as a source ofdivine inspiration to the artist, a passive andvoiceless object art is made in reflection to but notabout. The dynamic is almost always gendered withthe female counterpart of the muse being frequentlyleft silent. She takes on a sexualised role, posingnude, as often the relationship between muse
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